Lucien remained in meditation for a long time.
Inside the sealed chamber, golden radiance moved around him like quiet breathing.
The Fruit of Creation had already dissolved completely.
The transformation did not feel like a violent breakthrough anymore. It felt like something deep inside him rearranging itself into a shape it should have had from the beginning.
Lucien slowly opened his eyes, then exhaled.
A faint golden mist left his lips, then disappeared into nothing.
Lucien looked at his own hands.
His body felt different.
Lucien closed his eyes again.
His awareness sank inward.
His spirit still held the Divine Energy Core.
Above the core, the Tree of Creation towered.
Its roots had sunk deeper than before. They were no longer only embracing the core. They were threading into the surrounding conceptual space, connecting to the Law leaves, the inner world, and the system authority.
Lucien's gaze moved to himself.
Then he used Inspect.
The information unfolded.
